Five Factors That Ensure Lukashenka Wins Every Election In Belarus

Huge crowds of passionate supporters and interested voters greeted Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya across Belarus as her campaign gained momentum ahead of the country’s presidential election on August 9. But few doubt when the election results are announced, the official winner will be Alyaksandr Lukashenka, who has won five elections so far — none but the first deemed free and fair by credible international observers — and ruled the country for 26 years.